Washtenaw County Solid Waste Planning Committee Meeting August 10, 2016

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1 Washtenaw County Solid Waste Planning Committee Meeting August 10,

2 Goals and Objectives Development 2

3 Public Input Survey Results to Date 3

4 Demographic Questions Data from June 2016 Where do you live? Ann Arbor Northville Saline Chelsea Ypsilanti All Others FROM JUNE

5 Demographic Questions Of 352 responses, 205 provided info about where they reside: Northfield Twp Ann Arbor Chelsea Ann Arbor Augusta Twp Chelsea Dexter Dexter Twp Lima Twp Lyndon Twp Machester Northfield Twp Northville Pittsfield Salem Twp Saline Scio Twp Ypsilanti 5

6 Summary from Public Input Survey as of JUNE 2016 Convenience is important curbside services are well received Education, promotion, outreach all needed and requested More opportunities to recycle more materials, more locations, more everything! Yard waste and food waste opportunities to divert more Limit impacts of landfill and reduce need NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE 6

7 As of August 2016 How services are offered more requests for consolidation of services, either county coordinated or locally coordinated How programs are funded - responsibility of funding programs county? Local units? Convenience/accessibility with an increase in responses from the west side of the county, we saw less use of the services offered more than 20 miles away. Provide opportunity for regular input by residents focus groups, more surveys Lots of appreciation too! 7

8 Comparison of Input Public Input Convenience More opportunities to recycle and divert materials for recovery (yard waste, food waste, commercial, schools, etc) Education, promotion, outreach Limit impacts of landfill Funding and finances * SWOT by SWPC Access and availability of programs Increase diversion Education and Outreach Landfill capacity and impacts Availability of data and info Funding and finances * As of August

9 Goals and Objectives Development 9

10 Goal Development - Process As of July 21 st, RRS received 9 responses from SWPC members directly Also compiled comments from the July meeting and following the July meeting Includes SWOT analysis priorities and aligns with public feedback survey 10

11 Goal Development - Analysis Using current plan goals as a starting point, compared new data, to identify trends, priorities and gaps. There are 37 items that make up the goals and objectives. Between all the input, all were covered at least once by SWPC members, the SWOT analysis or the public. 11

12 Goal Development - Analysis Topic trends (in no particular order): Accessibility Food waste Commercial recycling Regionalization Safety Standardization Education State goals Implementation Siting 12

13 Goal Development - Ranking Top 3-4 or more mentions GOAL ONE: Create, implement, manage, and monitor an aggressive program to reduce the overall amount of Municipal Solid Waste ("MSW") generated per capita in Washtenaw County by 5% in the year 2005 and 10% in the year These goals will be evaluated over time, and changes made as deemed necessary by the implementation agencies Develop and/or support comprehensive programs aimed at reducing waste generation, such as source reduction, pollution prevention, ISO 14000, environmentally conscious design for the environment and recycling design for the environment. (Objective under Goal 1) GOAL TWO: Create, implement, manage and monitor an aggressive program to increase MSW diversion rates from current levels to a county average of 38% recovery by weight by the year 2005 and 45% by weight by the year

14 Goal Development - Ranking Three or more mentions 1.4. Educate citizens and businesses on source reduction needs and techniques, especially those targeted at the use of small quantity unregulated and household hazardous wastes. (Objective under Goal 1) 2.2. Recycling (Objective under Goal 2) Develop and/or support local recycling programs and incentives that provide recycling opportunities for all citizens (Objective under Goal 2) 2.3 Market development (Objective under Goal 2) Work with government agencies and businesses to develop markets for recycled materials and organics (Objective under Goal 2) 3. Composting (Objective under Goal 2) GOAL THREE: Develop and/or support comprehensive public education programs GOAL FOUR: Ensure the safe and efficient management of municipal solid waste. 2. Ensure the safe and environmentally sound collection, transportation, processing, on-site storage and disposal of solid waste. (Objective under Goal 4) 5. Encourage development of local ordinances and regulations that recognize the difficulties inherent in the collection and transportation of solid waste, and allow the collection of solid waste to take place in an efficient, safe and timely manner. (Objective under Goal 4) GOAL FIVE: Operate an integrated intra-county and inter-county solid waste management strategy 14

15 Feedback to Date Clearly define terms and statements E.g zero waste, accessibility Use the best terms Goal targets what is the right target? 40%? 50%? Zero waste? Goals are one piece of the puzzle; engagement will need to match goals in order to be achievable. 15

16 Review and Discussion What is missing? Let s walk through together Review proposed text Discuss and draft updated text 16